This is an analysis of the poem Makanna's Gathering that begins with:

Wake! Amakósa, wake!
And arm yourselves for war....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Ababcdcd eXecfgXg hihiigig jcjXfkfk cichblblXAbabdcdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 111011 11010101 110101 00110001 11010101 101011111 111100 111111 1101 01011001 110001 01110111 1100111 11010011 010001 111001 01101 11110111 010101 0111001 111100101 1110101 010101 111101 011101 1100100111 011100 01010101 01111101 11111111 010101 111101 100111 11011101 1011011 11110101 11010111 11110101 101111 11001 110101 01010101 010001 110011001 11011101 11111101 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, the are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Makanna's Gathering;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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